Days after a clash with China at the border in the Northeast, India's ability to respond to incursions, particularly in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, is set for a boost.
Foreign minister S Jaishankar today in the Parliament objected to the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's use of the word "pitai (beating)" in the context of clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector.
The Indian Air Force has said the Eastern Air Command would conduct an exercise to train its crew in the northeastern region but "this exercise was planned well in advance of the recent developments in Tawang and is not associated with these events".
The clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang last week is likely to be a matter of debate in the Winter Session of the Parliament today.